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nie to nie

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, “[if] not then not”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ ˈtɔ ɲɛ/
  • Syllabification: nie to nie

Particle

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nie to nie

  1. (idiomatic) no means no, it is what it is (the speaker, despite wanting things to be different, accepts that they are not as they would like them to be)
    Nie to nie, przecież się nie będę prosił. ― No means no, I'm not going to ask you over and over again.

Further reading

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  • nie to nie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nie to nie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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